Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He wears a colorful flower in his dark red hair. His red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Astar hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Astar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Standing 4'9", this woman wears long strands of jet and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her fur is beige, silky, and of moderate length. Her copper eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Greedy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a white cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the left. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Nella lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Smoky quartz (80 gp).

Description: This man wears a brown shirt, with a green mid length shorts with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his right hand. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 400 sp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with violet colored cloaks and clothing, marred by beers. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small violet clips. She has amber eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Dilettante born in the past three hundred years. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She tends to her Dilettante job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Neega was born with her mother's beautiful face. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 330 gp. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has wavy yellow fur. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Shivering was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a white armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. Her tied-back hair is golden. Her ears are large.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Blacksmith arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'11" when asserting himself. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 37. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor, Nature, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 500 sp.